Nottingham Lake closed for event

More than 50 swimmers will converge on Harry A. Nottingham Park on Saturday and Sunday for the Open Water Championships, a USA Swimming-sanctioned event. Nottingham Lake and Beach area will be closed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday for this event.

The Open Water Championships includes a 5K Open Water Competition for youth aged 15-18, at 11 a.m. and a Masters Open Race at 1 p.m. Saturday

On Sunday, there will be a 1 mile competition beginning with the Masters age category at 11 a.m. The same distance will be completed by youth 15 and up at noon, followed by youth 11-14 at 1 p.m.

For more information, contact recreation director John Curutchet at 970-748-4059.

Front Range duo Shovelin Stone, made up of Makenzie Willox and Eagle Valley High School graduate Zak Thrall, performed the final ShowDown Town concert in Eagle this summer. While in town, they stopped by the Vail Daily to perform a Newsroom Jam.